In the early 2020s, despite increasing public concern about gambling harms, the city of #Tampere hosted a casino. 🎰 Read our study on the legitimisation of this last bizarre synergy between addiction capitalism and the state monopoly. With Paula Jääskeläinen. direct.mit.edu/ecps/article...

📢 Our college @matildahellman.bsky.social has recently published two timely pieces on the challenges facing science under the second Trump administration: a call to resist anti-science policy and an editorial on DEI in research. 🧪 doi.org/10.1177/1455... 🌍 doi.org/10.1177/1455...

@nordicwelfare.bsky.social is hosting an alcohol policy webinar in Helsinki today 🍷 with @who.int

Measles: What has not been widely reported is what comes next for those who have been infected — www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/03/meas...

Watch my brilliant colleague @bradby.bsky.social speak about the intersection of sociology and health⚕️🏥🩻

📖 Kicking off this week by sharing new research from our department on addiction from a sociological perspective. Check out more work on this topic here: uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.... #Sociology #AddictionResearch

New Research from our Department! 📢 📝 Tripping in the Happiest Country of the World ,Use Values of Psychedelics According to Finnish Users 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... This study explores how psychedelic use is understood and valued in Finland.#Sociology #DrugStudies #SocialScience

New Research in our department: 📄 “A Double Decline in Character”: A Grounded Theory Analysis of Female Drug User Experiences in Iran 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... #DrugResearch #Sociology #[email protected]